Call 10

Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

By maytal650

  • CALL Begins

    CALL Begins
    CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) begins, but only on big mainframe computers

  • IALL begins

    IALL begins
    IALL (International Association for Learning Labs) begins. It is now known as IALLT (International Association for Language Learning Technology).

  • CALL expands

    CALL expands
    CALL becomes more widely available

  • Microcomputer Boom

    Microcomputer Boom
    The microcomputer becomes widely available and CALL begins to reach the masses.

  • CALICO

    CALICO
    The professional assoiation CALICO (Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium) is established, devoted to research and development of technology in second language acquisition.

  • CALL Typology

    CALL Typology
    These were the CALL packages that were available at the time:
    gap-filling exercises
    multiple-choice exercises
    free-format exercises
    re-ordering exercises
    adventures
    simulations
    action mazes
    games
    "total Cloze": text manipulation
    exploratory programs
    writing - word-processing

  • EUROCALL

    EUROCALL
    The professional association EUROCALL is established

  • Advent of the Web

    Advent of the Web
    The Web is invented by Tim Berners-Lee. The web has transformed the nature of CALL, but in many respects the advent of the Web caused us to leap backwards in terms of some aspects of CALL pedagogy. Early CALL materials on the Web displayed a lack of interactivity and, in particular, poor feedback.

  • EUROCALL 93

    EUROCALL 93
    This was the year when the Web first became available to the public. Presentations at the EUROCALL 93 conference in Hull, UK reflect the impact of the Web on the language teaching profession.

  • EUROCALL 95

    EUROCALL 95
    Presentations at the EUROCALL 95 conference reflected the beginning of criticism of the Web as a teaching and learning tool. A common criticism of Web-based teaching and learning materials is that they are uninspiring or boring compared to established materials such as those on videocassette, audiocassette or broadcast TV.

  • WorldCALL

    WorldCALL
    The fisrt WorldCALL conference in Melbourne, Australia.

  • ICT for language teachers

    ICT for language teachers
    The ICT (Information and Communications Technologies) for Language Teachers project was funded by the European Commission from 1999 to 2000, which aims to address the problem of a lack of quality training materials for language teachers

  • Broadband

    Broadband
    Broadband becomes more widely available, opening up new possibilities for delivering audio and video materials via the web. Blogs and podcasts appear.

  • E-Learning

    E-Learning
    E-Learning becomes the buzz-word. The term includes all aspects of using a computer as an aid to learning, from producing a word-processed handout for one's students to following an online course in a virtual learning environment (VLE).

  • Yearly spendings announced

    Yearly spendings announced
    British Education Minister announced that the British goverment was spending more than 9 million Pounds a year on education websites. This figure is steadily increasing.

  • Web 2.0

    Web 2.0
    Web 2.0 becomes established as a term describing major changes in the way the Web is used.

  • CIBER Project Report

    CIBER Project Report
    This report dispels a number of myths concerning the Google Generation. Research carried out by the CIBER project team claims that:
    - young people rely too heavily on search engines,
    - they view rather than read,
    - they do not possess the critical and analytical skills to assess the information that they find on the Web,
    - they find it difficult to assess the relevance of sources,
    - they spend too little time evaluating information.